Mariah Carey & More Land On ASCAP’s Holiday Song List

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is helping folks create a soundtrack to their holiday season. The group just released their picks for the 25 ASCAP Holiday Songs of 2020.

Not surprising, topping the list is Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which is the most-played holiday hit, according to an ASCAP analysis of streaming and terrestrial radio data.

Coming in second is the classic tune “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” followed by “A Holly Jollly Christmas,” “Sleigh Ride,” and “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.” 

ASCAP’s Top Ten Holiday Songs Of 2020
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1. "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff (1994)
2. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Meredith Willson (1951)
3. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Johnny Marks (1962)
4. "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson and Mitchell Parish (1948)
5. "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (1945)
6. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Joseph Carleton Beal and James Ross Boothe (1958)
7. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Johnny Marks (1958)
8. "Last Christmas" by George Michael (1984)
9. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Edward Pola and George Wyle (1963)
10. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin (1944)

Source: Yahoo Finance

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